"As I got older, I was like, 'Bria, you can't want to model and not want to be out there in - be the center of attention. So you've got to get over your little fears of putting yourself out there,'" Murphy, 23, said in an interview with "Good Morning America" that aired on the show today.

Murphy, who models for Dark and Lovely, a hair care product line, shared some of the secrets of the beauty industry, particularly of her fellow models.

"I've heard of people eating the cotton balls with the orange juice … they dip it in the orange juice and then they eat the cotton balls to help them feel full, because the cotton's not doing anything. It's just dissolving. And it makes you think you're full, but you're not," she said.

Murphy said emotional damage can result from the being subjected to the whims of the industry.

"It's your job to go into a room … and some people will just say no without an explanation, and some will be like, 'Oh, your nose is too big. Your butt's too big. Oh, your legs are flabby.' Like, they'll just go on you, 'Oh, you need to tighten that up,'" she said.

Murphy, who said she dreams of modeling for Victoria's Secret, said she understands that it's their job and said it shouldn't be taken personally.